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View Poll Results: XA the best Compact RF ever at night
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Spot on, the XA takes some beating
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Not bad but there are better
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Keep taking the medicine Mick
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I've never used an XA at night
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01-04-2011
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I think the XA is a great little camera. My only concern is that the camera is too light in weight to be able to hold steady for longer exposures.
Plus, I think the inability to set exposure manually with the XA wouldn't make it my first choice as a night shooter.
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It's very hard to focus XA at night
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05-03-2011
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if i remember correctly those are shot wide open at 1/15 and 1/8 respectively..
it's a nice small camera that takes great photos, but i believe there are better low light performer.. this one is my number one for day time shooting..
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10-30-2012
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Touching story and shot, Juan, thanks so much for sharing. Moments that make photography special..
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11-02-2012
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XA is the most practical RF there is. Even at nightime.
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11-03-2012
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I agree. These were shot at night in San Francisco walking around handheld with my XA. Kodak BW400CN.
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12-02-2012
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Good gravy, some nice night shots! Must. Resist.
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12-02-2012
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Resistance is futile.
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12-02-2012
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This calls for a large measure of personal opinion based on personal experiences. For my money, the XA is a great camera. I prefer to use it at night because of the great lens and exceptional light meter. Many times I don't use a tripod because I can usually find a surface on which to set it. If need be I can wedge something under it to to raise or lower the field of view. I've attached three samples.
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12-02-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rovnguy
This calls for a large measure of personal opinion based on personal experiences. For my money, the XA is a great camera. I prefer to use it at night because of the great lens and exceptional light meter. Many times I don't use a tripod because I can usually find a surface on which to set it. If need be I can wedge something under it to to raise or lower the field of view. I've attached three samples.
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12-04-2012
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I love the XA, infact when I think about itOlympus have made two of my all time favourite RF cameras the Xa and the 35RC......it must be the glass, great night time shots in this thread by the way, very inspiring
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04-03-2013
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Just a few night shots, though I'm pretty new to the XA:
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04-03-2013
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I've owned 2 of these in the past 2 years and neither of them have worked for more than a couple of months, tops. I really want to like this camera, as the images I've gotten with them have been excellent, and other seem to love it, but I keep ending up with bad copies, apparently.
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